UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved a U.S. plan for Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security in the devastated territory and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state.

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The U.N. Security Council has approved a U.S. plan for Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security in the devastated territory and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state

Russia, which had circulated a rival resolution, abstained along with China on the 13-0 vote

The U.S. and other countries had hoped that Moscow would not use its veto power on the United Nations' most powerful body to block the resolution's adoption

The vote was a crucial next ste

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